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Research in 60 seconds: Groundwater flooding in urban environments

Research in 60 seconds: Groundwater flooding in urban environments

  • Date11 August 2025

Watch geoscientist Dr Jonathan Paul from the Department of Earth Sciences explain his research in 60 seconds. Dr. Paul has been investigating groundwater flooding in urban areas and how it has been exacerbated by rapid urbanisation and developments on flood plains, as well as greater rainfall and climate change.

 

 

 

 

 

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